Isn't it said that liberal arts are inferior to science? Why are most of the families with hundreds or thousands of books in their collections, in addition to those who are engaged in related professional occupations, the family collections of ordinary people are mostly literary?

Isn't it said that liberal arts are inferior to science? Why is it that in those families with hundreds or thousands of books, in addition to those who are engaged in related professional occupations, most of the family collections of ordinary people are liberal arts books such as literature, history, philosophy, psychology, geography, etc., while few families will collect science and engineering books.

Aside from the traditional decoration, because the knowledge framework in most science books is very time-sensitive, it is easy to "knowledge expire".

Just like the technological system at the social level, it basically changes every ten years.

Even for those who are engaged in technical professions, the collection of books at home is constantly updated, and this phenomenon is most obvious in computer engineering.

In other words, science and engineering books are generally not as "readable" as liberal arts books, and there are different perceptions at different stages.